Pedro Pascal is a Lakers fan. And you’re probably not. The British psyche isn’t so good at understanding things like a three-second violation or why there’s a dance routine halfway through. And that’s OK! Because, chances are, you can fully understand the appeal of his bootleg Lakers merch – and he’s worn it many, many times.
Good sports merch is hard to come by. But good vintage sports merch? Well, that’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack. On the set of Materialists in New York City (the next big A24 project by Past Lives‘ Celine Song), Pascal was spotted wearing a Lakers tee from 2000 – the exact year the Los Angeles team finished with the (then) best postseason record in NBA history. And our friends at US GQ know just how popular this particular T-shirt is, with Avidan Grossman writing: “There are replicas of Pascal’s shirt for sale on Etsy, on eBay, and on dodgy websites with too many vowels in their names, listed alongside coffee mugs that say ‘Adulting Is Bullshit.’”.
2000 was considered by many fans to be the golden era for the Lakers, and with basketball legends like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal playing that year, a tee like this (and in this condition) is almost impossible to get. So, we’ve rounded up some very similar ones that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Yeahhhh, go Lakers!
